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Journal of Plant Ecology

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 2006

ISSN1752-9921eISSN1752-993X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.263

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

Total Worksi

1,776

Total Citationsi

33,733

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.99

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Ecology; Forestry; Plant Sciences; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Plant Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2006

FrequencySemiannual, 2013-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,776

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

OA Since2021

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~18 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1752-9921 / 1752-993X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2019

107

1.5k

2020

119

1.7k

2021

109

1.6k

2022

767

2023

116

705

2024

231

389

2025

158

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

EcologyQ1

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

Plant ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EcologyForestryPlant Sciences

Scopus Categories

Plant ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesPlant and animal studiesPlant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsSoil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsPlant Parasitism and ResistanceSpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeForest ecology and managementMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamicsRemote Sensing in Agriculture

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Plant Ecology

Is Journal of Plant Ecology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Plant Ecology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Plant Ecology?

Journal of Plant Ecology is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.99.

Is Journal of Plant Ecology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Plant Ecology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Plant Ecology?